Luke Coppen

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  • Apr 28, 2026
    Leading German Church figures have defended the country’s guidelines on the blessing of same-sex couples in response to critical comments from Pope Leo XIV. Bishop Georg...
  • Apr 8, 2026
    Christians in Nigeria once again celebrated Holy Week and Easter against the backdrop of violence.That is sadly unsurprising given the general lack of security in the West African...
  • Mar 24, 2026
    Each new pope faces a host of pontificate-defining choices early in his reign. One of them is which European country outside of Italy to visit first. Pope John Paul II chose his...
  • Mar 12, 2026
    The Vatican released a new document this week presenting a theological rationale for expanding women’s access to leadership positions in the Catholic...
  • Feb 17, 2026
    The conflict between Church and state in Armenia escalated dramatically Saturday, when prosecutors opened a criminal case against the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church and barred...
  • Feb 11, 2026
    There is one thing that participants in the synodal way agree on: it has been a grueling process. When the initiative was launched in December 2019, its organizers thought it would...